EN
9.6.2023
Official Journal of the European Union
L 149/67
Article 9 Eradication measures In the infested zones, the competent authorities shall take all of the following measures to eradicate the specified pest: (a) appropriate treatments against the specified pest, in all the stages of its development, where the migratory nature of the adult pests, the distribution of host plants and the feeding habits of its larvae shall be considered; (b) prohibition of the movement of the upper layer of the soil and of used growing media out of the infested zone, unless one of the following conditions has been fulfilled by the professional operators concerned, under the supervision of the competent authorities: (i) the soil or growing medium has been subject to appropriate measures to eliminate the specified pest and transported within closed vehicles ensuring that the pest cannot spread; (ii) the soil or growing medium is transported in closed vehicles ensuring that the specified pest cannot spread and is deeply buried in landfill.
Article 10 Introduction into the Union of the specified plants 1.
The specified plants, other than plants of Chrysanthemum L., Dianthus L. and Pelargonium l’Hérit. ex Ait., may only be introduced into the Union if they fulfil one of the following requirements: (a) they originate from a country where the pest is not known to occur; (b) they originate from an area free from the specified pest, as established by the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) concerned, in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 4; the name of that area shall be stated in the phytosanitary certificate under the rubric ‘place of origin’; (c) prior to export they have been subject to an official inspection and found free from the specified pest, and originate from a site of production complying with the following conditions: (i)
it is registered and supervised by the NPPO in the country of origin;
(ii) official inspections have been carried out during the last three months prior to export, and no presence of the specified pest has been detected on the specified plants; (iii) it has physical isolation against the introduction of the specified pest; (iv) information ensuring traceability of the specified plants to that site of production has been ensured during their movement prior to export; (d) prior to their export they have been subject to an official inspection and found free from the specified pest, and they originate from a site of production complying with the following conditions: (i)
it is registered and supervised by the NPPO in the country of origin;
(ii) official inspections have been carried out during the three months prior to export, and no presence of the specified pest has been detected on the specified plants; (iii) the specified plants have been subjected to an effective treatment to ensure freedom from the specified pest; (iv) information ensuring the traceability of the specified plants to that site of production has been ensured during their movement prior to export; (e) they have been subjected to an effective post-harvest treatment to ensure freedom from the specified pest, and that treatment is indicated on the phytosanitary certificate.